Monks!

Monks! Not a single monk, not a couple of monks or even a few monks. Loads of monks! Everywhere! Bearded, clean shaven, hairy, bald, pretty, ugly, happy, grumpy... Monks! You know what they say: a thousand monks, a thousand typewriters, etc.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.5

And here is the rest. Notice the universal presence of facial hair, an almost certain indication that all people in this particular tableau are men or expertly shaved bears (in which case they could be ladies). Hard to tell.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.4

Well... this only confirms the two theories proposed in the last post. Namely: 'the chaps in these posts seem to be going up in age range' and 'the balder the hairier'. Glad that's settled then.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.3

We seem to be going up the age range, clearly for no apparent reason. Still, one has to admire how someone so hairy can to be bald as well. Maybe there was an obligatory amount of hair a man had to maintain back in 1930's western Europe; so the more hair they lost, the longer their beards had to be (unless they had very hairy backs, of course).

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.2

Another reliable person. A bit more squat, solid moustache - an industrialist perhaps. Top marks all round.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.1

A particularly serene member of the 1930's upper classes. Probably thinking about shooting a small animal later; perhaps about having some pants made out of tweed or some other sort of itchy but appropriately uncomfortable material. Maybe shooting a small animal whilst being fitted for said pants.